preindustrial
adjective
pre·in·dus·tri·al
ˌprē-in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
variants
or pre-industrial
1
: not having developed or adopted industry : not industrialized
preindustrial agrarian societies
preindustrial civilization
2
: occurring, existing, or originating before the development or adoption of industry
in preindustrial times
preindustrial levels of carbon dioxide
preindustrial artifacts
still made using preindustrial methods
also
: resembling that of preindustrial times
a return to a preindustrial way of life
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The Paris agreement set the system of regularly ratcheting up ambitions for fighting climate change as away to keep warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels.
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Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
It is also expected to be the first full year where global average temperatures were at least 2.7 degrees above preindustrial levels, a target that world leaders and climate scientists had hoped to stay below to curb rising temperatures.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
This is how global temperatures have departed from the preindustrial 1880-1899 average.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
At current emission levels, the average temperature in Italy, already breaking records, is headed toward a rise of 2 degrees Celsius or more by 2050 from its preindustrial average, according to a Europe-wide Climate Risk Atlas.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
It is also expected to be the first full year where global average temperatures were at least 2.7 degrees above preindustrial levels, a target that world leaders and climate scientists had hoped to stay below to curb rising temperatures.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
This is how global temperatures have departed from the preindustrial 1880-1899 average.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
At current emission levels, the average temperature in Italy, already breaking records, is headed toward a rise of 2 degrees Celsius or more by 2050 from its preindustrial average, according to a Europe-wide Climate Risk Atlas.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Preindustrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preindustrial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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